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As Good as It Gets

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Calorie Rating: 195
Released: 1997-12-19
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 139 Minutes
Budget: 50000000
Revenue 314178011
Studios: TriStar Pictures, Gracie Films,


Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

Director / Directors

Ray Quiroz
Script Supervisor

Aldric La'Auli Porter
First Assistant Director
William M. Connor
Second Assistant Director



Cast

Jack Nicholson
Character: Melvin Udall
Helen Hunt
Character: Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear
Character: Simon Bishop

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Character: Frank Sachs
Shirley Knight
Character: Beverly Connelly
Jesse James
Character: Spencer Connelly

Yeardley Smith
Character: Jackie Simpson
Lupe Ontiveros
Character: Nora Manning
Skeet Ulrich
Character: Vincent Lopiano

Harold Ramis
Character: Dr. Bettes
Bibi Osterwald
Character: Neighbor Woman
Ross Bleckner
Character: Carl

Bernadette Balagtas
Character: Caterer
Jaffe Cohen
Character: Partygoer
Laurie Kilpatrick
Character: Partygoer

Alice Vaughn
Character: Partygoer
Brian Doyle-Murray
Character: Handyman
Kristi Zea
Character: Mother at Table

Annie Maginnis Tippe
Character: Daughter at Table
Patricia Childress
Character: Cafe 24 Waitress
Rebekah Johnson
Character: Cafe 24 Waitress

Missi Pyle
Character: Cafe 24 Waitress
Leslie Stefanson
Character: Cafe 24 Waitress
Tara Subkoff
Character: Cafe 24 Waitress

Shane Black
Character: Cafe 24 Manager
Peter Jacobson
Character: Man at Table
Lisa Edelstein
Character: Woman at Table

Stan Bly
Character: Cafe 24 Customer
Randall Batinkoff
Character: Carol's Date
Jamie Kennedy
Character: Street Hustler

Justin Herwick
Character: Street Hustler
Maya Rudolph
Character: Policewoman
John F. O'Donohue
Character: Detective Ray

David A. Kipper
Character: Hospital Doctor
Mary Elizabeth Still
Character: Nurse Receptionist
Chloe Brooks
Character: Child at Cafe 24

Cooper Brooks
Character: Child at Cafe 24
Sharon L. Alexander
Character: Female Passerby
Holly Denys
Character: Female Passerby

Lawrence Kasdan
Character: Dr. Green
Alison Rose
Character: Psychiatric Patient
Kathryn Morris
Character: Psychiatric Patient

Wood Harris
Character: Cafe 24 Busboy
Linda Gehringer
Character: Publisher
Julie Benz
Character: Receptionist

Antonia Jones
Character: Nurse
Kaitlin Hopkins
Character: Woman in Lobby
Jimmy Workman
Character: Sean from the Bakery

Todd Solondz
Character: Man on Bus
Tom McGowan
Character: Maitre D'
Danielle Brisebois
Character: Singer

Matt Malloy
Character: Men's Store Salesman
Paul Greenberg
Character: Bar Waiter
Kirk Ringberg
Character: Food Waiter

Dave Hawthorne
Character: Bartender
Alex Ballar
Character: Flower Store Customer (uncredited)
Dunya Djordjevic
Character: Art Dealer (uncredited)

Frank Slaten
Character: Miffed Party Goer (uncredited)
Laura Mayes Byrnes
Character: Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Oriana Nicole Tavoularis
Character: Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Roger Ferreira
Character: Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jason Thomas Campbell
Character: Valet (uncredited)
Amy Anzel
Character: Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Eliza Harris
Character: Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Eddie L. Fauria
Character: NYC Transit Cop (uncredited)
Bronwyn Cornelius
Character: Bartender (uncredited)

Maurice LaMarche
Character: Fred Bishop - Simon's Dad on Phone (voice) (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Mark Andrus
Screenplay

Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Owen Wilson
Associate Producer
John Bailey
Director of Photography

Bill Brzeski
Production Design

Philip Toolin
Art Direction
Clay A. Griffith
Set Decoration
Molly Maginnis
Costume Design

Carrie Angland
Makeup Artist

Bruce Fowler
Orchestrator
Gena Bleier
Assistant Editor

Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer
Greg Addison
Lighting Technician

Dennis Drummond
Supervising Sound Editor
BJ Davis
Stunt Double

Julia Davis
Stunt Coordinator
Julia Davis
Stunt Double
Hilary Schroeder
Assistant Editor

Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Pablo Ferro
Title Designer

Tim McGovern
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Wade
Property Master

Aldric La'Auli Porter
Associate Producer
Maria Kavanaugh
Associate Producer

Richard Marks
Co-Producer
Richard Sakai
Executive Producer
Laurence Mark
Executive Producer

Laura Ziskin
Executive Producer
Kristi Zea
Producer

Ken Fritz
Stunt Coordinator
Jake Jacobson
Unit Production Manager
John D. Schofield
Unit Production Manager

David Giammarco
Supervising Sound Editor
Masako Masuda
Assistant Art Director
Brana Rosenfeld
Assistant Set Decoration


Scott G. Jones
Set Dresser
John Maskovich
Set Dresser
Michael Stone
Camera Operator

Donald E. Thorin Jr.
First Assistant Camera
Michael Martinez
Second Assistant Camera
Renée Tondelli
ADR Supervisor

Patrick Drummond
Sound Effects Editor
Cindy Marty
Sound Effects Editor
Nicholas Korda
ADR Editor

Jonathan Klein
Foley Editor
Christopher Flick
Foley Editor
Zigmund Gron
Music Editor

Galen Goodpaster
First Assistant Sound Editor
Kira Edmunds
Assistant Sound Editor
Bill Ward
Assistant Sound Editor

Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ron Bartlett
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Andy Malcolm
Foley Artist
Richard Duarte
Foley Mixer

Rudy Pi
Sound Recordist
Matt Colleran
Sound Recordist

Jeffrey Pollack
Music Supervisor
Adam Milo Smalley
Music Editor
Jeff Wexler
Sound Mixer

Don Coufal
Boom Operator
Mike Moyer
Chief Lighting Technician

David Burnett
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Thomas Wazney
Best Boy Grip

William B. Doane
Special Effects Coordinator
Donna Casey-Aira
Assistant Costume Designer

Elaine Ramires
Wardrobe Supervisor

Michèle Burke
Makeup Supervisor
Stacye P. Branche
Makeup Artist

Linda Arnold
Hair Supervisor
Joy Zapata
Hairstylist
Ralph Coleman
Location Manager

S. Todd Christensen
Assistant Location Manager
Gary Deaton
Construction Coordinator
Yvonne Yaconelli
Production Office Coordinator

Martin Charles
Graphic Designer
George Merkert
Visual Effects Producer

Dale E. Grahn
Color Timer
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer